September 7, 2013

(Sept. 7, 2013) Tonight, Hannah Schaefer, a senior at Columbia City High School, was declared Whitley County's Distinguished Young Woman 2014. See Monday's issue of The Post & Mail for complete coverage of the program.

September 6, 2013

Indian Springs Middle School is holding a 5K walk/run today at the school, sponsored by Eagles in Flight. Friday, all ISMS students had the opportunity to hit the course during school hours, and event teachers and administrators said was a big hit with the students. Post & Mail photo / Nicole Ott.

September 6, 2013

COLUMBIA CITY â€” A man convicted this year of home improvement fraud had his sentence modified in Whitley County Circuit Court Monday.
George A. Martin, 55, of North Manchester, was given a five-year sentence in July.

He was ordered to serve one year at the Whitley County Jail, two years on home detention and two on probation.

Judge James Heuer modified his sentence to probation except for time served Monday, mostly due to the health issues in Martinâ€™s life.
Martin was in a wheelchair while in court Monday. In July, he had difficulty walking and was wearing a back brace.

September 6, 2013

COLUMBIA CITY â€” Peabody Public Library will present Project Teen Runway beginning in October. Sign ups for this new program are now open.
Sessions begin Tuesday, Oct. 1 and run every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. during October.

Anyone in Whitley County in grades 6 through 12 may sign up, regardless of whether they have a library card. There is a limit of 30 participants, so sign up soon.

The weekly sessions are as follows:
â€˘Week 1, Tuesday, Oct. 1 â€” Easy and quick hairstyles and professional makeup in 15 minutes.

September 6, 2013

COLUMBIA CITY â€” The Columbia City Elks Lodge is doing big things to help local youth. Elks invest in the nationâ€™s future by helping deserving students attend the colleges of their dreams.

This year, the Elks National Foundation will fund nearly $3.74 million in college scholarships through its three scholarship programs.
The Elks National Foundationâ€™s Most Valuable Student Scholarship contest launched Sept. 1 and will lessen the cost of college tuition for 500 deserving students.

September 6, 2013

Homestead, which is 3-3 in the Northeast Hoosier Conference, had co-medalists Annie Butchko and Courtney Delacuesta who each scored a 44.

Columbia Cityâ€™s Macenzie Lane was two strokes off the leaders at 46, but the remaining Lady Eagle linksters scored 50 or over to lose the match and drop their record to 1-5 in the NHC and 3-8 overall.

September 6, 2013

COLUMBIA CITY â€” The H.A.N.D.S. Foundation, made up of 15 students from the three Whitley County school corporations, received a grant of $18,500 from the Dekko Foundation for use during the 2013-14 school year.
This is the 19th consecutive year the Dekko Foundation has funded H.A.N.D.S.